# The Expat: Agent-Direct Score C (63.1%)

Site: https://www.theexpat.nyc/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/theexpat.nyc
Scanned: 2026-10-14 (Provisional: the action test and the assistant citation check still to come; the hatched part of the bar is not measured yet.)
The Expat is partly visible to agents.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.theexpat.nyc/#Event-Booking (on the business's own site)
- Order directly: https://tables.toasttab.com/restaurants/41a4d631-6d77-4dbd-bb69-664e6a7ce540/findTime (through toast acting for the business)
- Phone: +1-646-410-2922

## What to fix first
- **No structured data for the business.** (+14 points) Add schema.org JSON-LD for the business (CafeOrCoffeeShop, BarOrPub or the closest type, with name, address, telephone and openingHoursSpecification, plus servesCuisine). It is the one block every assistant reads first; the fix kit below has it filled in. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **No menu or price list found.** (+7 points) Agents answer 'what do they offer' from marketplaces instead. Add a menu or price list page and link it from the homepage. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/menu-pdf-ai
- **No llms.txt.** (no points, still worth doing) Optional today, cheap to add: a short text file describing the business for language models. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/llms-txt-for-a-business

## Fix kit: What to paste

Structured data (JSON-LD). One block in the page's head, or in the builder's custom-code slot. Replace anything that is wrong.

```html
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "BarOrPub",
  "name": "The Expat",
  "url": "https://www.theexpat.nyc/",
  "telephone": "+1-646-410-2922",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Tiemann Place 64",
    "postalCode": "10027",
    "addressLocality": "New York"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 40.8154613,
    "longitude": -73.9600115
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Th 11:30-23:00; Fr-Sa 11:30-00:00; Su 11:30-23:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:30",
      "closes": "23:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Friday",
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:30",
      "closes": "00:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:30",
      "closes": "23:00"
    }
  ],
  "acceptsReservations": "https://www.theexpat.nyc/#Event-Booking",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.theexpat.nyc/#Event-Booking",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://tables.toasttab.com/restaurants/41a4d631-6d77-4dbd-bb69-664e6a7ce540/findTime",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

llms.txt. Save as /llms.txt at the root of the site.

```
# The Expat

> bar or pub in Tiemann Place 64 10027 New York, New York cafes and bars. Phone +1-646-410-2922.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://www.theexpat.nyc/#Event-Booking (on the business's own site)
- Order: https://tables.toasttab.com/restaurants/41a4d631-6d77-4dbd-bb69-664e6a7ce540/findTime (through toast acting for the business)

## Opening hours

Mo-Th 11:30-23:00; Fr-Sa 11:30-00:00; Su 11:30-23:00

## About

- Website: https://www.theexpat.nyc/
- This file follows llms.txt (https://llmstxt.org): a short plain-text description for language models.
```

## Already right
- **robots.txt lets AI crawlers in.** There is no robots.txt, which allows everything.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all received a normal response.
- **Booking on your own site.** Agents can book without a marketplace in the loop.
- **Ordering through toast on your own domain.** No marketplace commission, and the guest stays yours.

## Where it stands
627 of 1612 in New York cafes and bars. Top 39% of the sites scanned in this index.

| What the top tenth of the index does | Top 10% | This site |
|---|---|---|
| Take bookings or orders on their own domain | 98% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 96% | no |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 99% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 24% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 11% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Toast (C, 98 m, https://directindex.org/r/toastnyc.com); The Craftsman (D, 104 m, https://directindex.org/r/thecraftsmannyc.com); Cotton Club (C, 237 m, https://directindex.org/r/cottonclub-newyork.com); Omega Bakery & Cafe (C, 814 m, https://directindex.org/r/dibblefuneralhome.com); Arts & Crafts Beer Parlor (B, 991 m, https://directindex.org/r/artsandcraftsbarnyc.com); Sugar Monk (B, 1001 m, https://directindex.org/r/sugarmonklounge.com); Oren's Daily Roast (D, 1195 m, https://directindex.org/r/orenscoffee.com); Harlem Tavern (B, 1245 m, https://directindex.org/r/harlemtavern.com); Qahwah House (A, 1255 m, https://directindex.org/r/qahwahhouse.com); Molly Tea (C, 1309 m, https://directindex.org/r/mollyteany.com).

## What assistants answer
Not asked yet. Assistants are asked about the top-ranked businesses in each city index, and about every claimed business the moment it is claimed; claim this page to be included.

Against its peers: Sites built with Webflow 59% (26% A or B, 1920 sites); Sites using Toast 74% (63% A or B, 1884 sites); This site 63.1%.

See what an AI agent reads on this site: https://directindex.org/r/theexpat.nyc/agent-view

## Businesses like The Expat in New York cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in New York cafes and bars | 1612 | 46% | 30% | 63.1% |
| Built with Webflow in New York cafes and bars | 21 | 67% | 43% | 63.1% |
| Using Toast in New York cafes and bars | 81 | 77% | 69% | 63.1% |
| Built with Webflow and using Toast in New York cafes and bars | 2 | 64% | 0% | 63.1% |

The best of Using Toast in New York cafes and bars: Queen's Room (A 95%, https://directindex.org/r/queensroomnyc.com); Kissa Kissa (A 93.8%, https://directindex.org/r/kissakissa.us); Locksmith Bar (A 92.3%, https://directindex.org/r/locksmithbarnyc.com); Black Iron Burger (A 90.8%, https://directindex.org/r/blackironburger.com); Dullboy Bar (A 90.8%, https://directindex.org/r/dullboybar.com).

With the two fixes above (No structured data for the business; No menu or price list found) the score would be about 95.4%: 8th of 1,612 in New York cafes and bars, up from 627th.

## The direct record
What agents get for The Expat, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/theexpat.nyc
- Book: https://www.theexpat.nyc/#Event-Booking (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Order: https://tables.toasttab.com/restaurants/41a4d631-6d77-4dbd-bb69-664e6a7ce540/findTime (vendor on own site: Toast; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Menu: none on record
- Hours: Mo-Th 11:30-23:00; Fr-Sa 11:30-00:00; Su 11:30-23:00 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +1-646-410-2922
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/theexpat.nyc/book, https://directindex.org/go/theexpat.nyc/order
- Agents and people followed 1 direct link to this business this month (1 by AI agents).

## Can an agent transact?
Measured, not scored (the score stays at spec v1.0).
- UCP profile (/.well-known/ucp, Google and Shopify's Universal Commerce Protocol): not measured
- ACP discovery document (/.well-known/acp.json, OpenAI and Stripe's Agentic Commerce Protocol): not measured
- MCP server card (/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json): no
- Ordering vendor that takes agent orders (Square, Toast, or a vendor whose terms allow agents): not measured

Not measured at this scan; the next scan measures it.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 1 | 25 |
| Actionable | 15 | 15 (the action test: pending) |
| Cited | 0 | 0 (the assistant citation check: pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Level 0 of 5, Not Ready. Cloudflare's report: https://isitagentready.com/theexpat.nyc
- Link headers on the homepage: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/link-headers/SKILL.md)
- sitemap.xml: yes
- AI bot rules in robots.txt: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/ai-rules/SKILL.md)
- Content Signals in robots.txt: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/content-signals/SKILL.md)
- Markdown on Accept: text/markdown: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/markdown-negotiation/SKILL.md)
- llms.txt: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/llms-txt/SKILL.md)
- API catalog (RFC 9727): no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/api-catalog/SKILL.md)
- MCP server card: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/mcp-server-card/SKILL.md)
- A2A agent card: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/a2a-agent-card/SKILL.md)
- Agent Skills index: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/agent-skills/SKILL.md)
- OAuth or OIDC discovery: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/oauth-discovery/SKILL.md)
- OAuth protected resource metadata: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/oauth-protected-resource/SKILL.md)
- auth.md: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/auth-md/SKILL.md)
- Web Bot Auth key directory: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/web-bot-auth/SKILL.md)
- ARD capability manifest: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/ard/SKILL.md)
- DNS-AID records: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/dns-aid/SKILL.md)
- WebMCP tools on the page: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/webmcp/SKILL.md)
- JSON-LD for the business: no

Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/theexpat.nyc/deep. Ten questions the way people ask, each assistant's full answer, the eight nearest similar places, the fix plan and a PDF: 19 EUR, one-off.
Methodology: https://directindex.org/methodology · Rescan now: https://directindex.org/scan?url=theexpat.nyc&force=1